Category Archives: methods

Make generic Min and Max methods in C#

Posted on May 27, 2015 by RodStephens

This example shows how you can make generic Min and Max methods to find the minimum and maximum values in a sequence of parameters. The Math namespace’s Min and Max methods are very useful, but they have two big drawbacks. … Continue reading →

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Let controls share event handlers in C#

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Rod Stephens

Sometimes it would be useful to let controls share event handlers. Often a program has several controls that do almost the same thing. It would be nice if they could share the same event handler to increase code reuse, but … Continue reading →

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Use the params keyword in C#

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Rod Stephens

If you use the params keyword before an array parameter used as the last parameter in a method, then the calling code can pass any number of values for that parameter. The following code defines a ShowValues method that can … Continue reading →

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Validate optional arguments in C#

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Rod Stephens

The example Use named and optional arguments in C# explains how to use named and optional arguments to let the calling code omit any combination of optional arguments. In many applications, you may not want to allow the user to … Continue reading →

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Use named and optional arguments in C#

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rod Stephens

Usually I try to post examples in an older version of C# because it’s easier for someone to move an older example to a more recent version than it is to move a recent example to an older version. Most … Continue reading →

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